Operating Basin Number 5

Operating Basin Number 5: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Operating Basin Number 5

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Operating Basin Number 5 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.52194, -96.76026. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Operating Basin Number 5

• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~10 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Reef Light · beach · Calhoun · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lavaca Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~28 km · Must-see
• Aransas National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~32 km · Must-see
• Matagorda Island lighthouse · fort · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• Carancahua Bay · beach · Calhoun · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Goose Island State Park · park · Aransas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fannin Battleground State Historic Site · fort · Goliad · ~62 km · Must-see
• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jackson County · fort · Jackson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tres Palacios Bay · beach · Matagorda · ~70 km · Must-see
• Operating Basins 1-5 Dam · lake · Calhoun · ~1 km
• Operating Basin Number 31 · lake · Calhoun · ~2 km
• Cotton Gins of Calhoun County · fort · Calhoun · ~3 km
• Operating Basin Number 1 Levee · lake · Calhoun · ~7 km
• Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA · lake · Calhoun · ~9 km
• Chocolate Community · fort · Calhoun · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Operating Basin Number 5

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Operating Basin Number 5

• Green Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Texana · lake · Jackson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Coleto Creek Reservoir · lake · Goliad · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mustang Island · lake · Nueces · ~118 km · Must-see
• Oso Bay · lake · Nueces · ~135 km · Must-see
• Operating Basins 1-5 Dam · lake · Calhoun · ~1 km
• Operating Basin Number 31 · lake · Calhoun · ~2 km
• Operating Basin Number 1 Levee · lake · Calhoun · ~7 km
• Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA · lake · Calhoun · ~9 km
• Salt Water Barrier and Diversion Dam · lake · Calhoun · ~15 km

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